Improvement in window-cornice



'ROBERT N, HOFFMAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.V

11mm Patent No. 100,703, haary March 15, 1370.

` IMPROVEMENT, IN WINDOW-CORNICE.

The Schedule referred to in these Lettere Patent and; making parti of the same.

i To all whom it may concern;

Beitrknovvn that I, ROBERT NHOFFMA, of Chicago, .in 'the county of Cook, and State of Illinois,

have' invented an Improvcmentin Glass Oornices for,`

`Windows; and I do hereby declare that the follow- `ing is a `full`and exact descriptionthereof, which will enable those skilled in thc art to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and letters marked thereon making a part of `this description, iu which- Figure 1 is a perspective lrepresentationof the in-l side of a window with my mprovedglass cornice aty l tached. i

The nature of the present invention consists in the novel 'construction of the cornice, and -the manner of holding it in place.-

, A representsthe sill, A', the face-casing, and B, the

` headcasingof an ordinary window-frame.

I) DE, represents the glass cornice, which has plain ends, D, and an oruamcnted center,'E, said center projecting somewhat outward from the plain ends D,',to avoid the appearanceof weakness. i

`.Any other `form of ornament may be used, however,

i i f instead f `that shown atE,`if desirable.

v The .ends of the plate are fastened to the head-casing B by means of knobs 0having screws passing i through holes made in the glass for this purpose. The

' knobs, being made o`f glass or` porcelain, add very much v to the appearance ofthe cornice. i

F represents a recess, 'made verticallyin the face of the head-casing, and back of theglass cornice, for the "purpose of' admitting light to this part of thefdeviec,

in order more clearly to show the figure on the glass, and also to receive any colored material, which will, by `reflection on the glass,'produce a pleasing effect( `In connection with the cornice, I use au'ordinary roller, G, for hanging shades, the ends of the roller being supported by brackets H H, fastened to the nnder side of the head-casing B, it projecting over the face-casing A far enough for this purpose.A l v The inner kor lace curtains are strings or other suitable fastenings put through the' aforesaid recessF, and fastened 4to a rod, I, which is held in place on the top of the head-casing by staples d (l.V

In manufacturingcornices, they can be cast of different sizes, in molds suitable for that purpose, and afterward stained, colored, or gilded, according to the style of finish required.V

By the use of cornices constructed of the material and in the form above described, a very great saving `in the expense ofcleaning is made, while, at the same time, the cornice permanently retains its .finish and beauty.

Having thus described my invention, p

What I claim., and desire to secure by Letters Iatent'of thev United States, iss The glass corniceD D E, in combination with the knobs C O, head-casing B, rod I, and roller G, as and for the purpose set forth. E I ROBERT N. HOFFMAX. Witnessesz` G. L. OHAPIN, iv E. E. GIBSON.

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